The Pittsburgh Steelers made 10 draft picks this year, the most they had executed since 2010. Spears-Jennings most often has been with the first-team defense as a safety alongside Jaquan Brisker. Spears-Jennings’ elevated role does come with an asterisk – the Steelers are very thin in their secondary because of injuries to no fewer than five defensive backs. Then again, Spears-Jennings was widely projected to go off the draft board in April much sooner. Spears-Jennings while in college played extensively at both in-the-box strong and “centerfield” free safety, as well as frequently at nickel/slot.